NADA/F is always working to improve safety, security, and survivability in avation.

Click on the links below to learn more about specific issues that we are working on and our accomplishments.

Icing Lawsuit and Updates

ICING Lawsuit Filed by NADA/F against the FAA and U.S. DOT officials to demand an end to déjà vu disasters and compel them to perform their statutory duty and move forward the safety recommendations that would reduce the likelihood of Icing disasters. NTSB recommendations from previous turbo prop icing crashes have been pending as “Open Unacceptable” response from the FAA for over 15 years. Lawsuit filed: February 24, 2009. Click here.

Thank you to the CO3407 family members for their diligence during 2009 to force the FAA and government officials to remedy the fatal flaws that killed their loved ones.

Fuel Tank Inerting

On July 17, 2008, NADA/F joined the FAA, NTSB and Secretary of Transportation to announce the FAA mandate to require fuel tank inerting. This represents almost ten years of work and a “how to” guide by NADA/F members to outline how we successfully promoted inerting to prevent center wing fuel tank explosions such as TWA 800. The FAA recognized our Dissent in 2002, and the FAA, working with the industry, did the work to develop lightweight affordable technology to lower the oxygen content with nitrogen to prevent fuel tank explosions.

On March 19, 2001, the FAA kept their word to NADA/F that commercial airplanes in the U.S. would be equipped with smoke detectors and fire suppression equipment in the cargo holds, or the planes would be “parked.” On March 20, 2001, 3,154 of the 3,483 planes in the U.S. were converted on schedule, and 264 were grounded until the maintenance was completed, while 65 older jets that were not converted were grounded.

DOHSA – Death on the High Seas Act

PRIA – Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996

NADA/F founding members from American Eagle 3379 (December 13, 1994) promoted and testified on this law on their first Memorial. The legislation we passed requires pilot background checks before hiring the pilots to ensure that FAA minimum pilot qualification standards are being met. This was the only legislation to allow pilot background checks.

The Act has been Amended to provide guidance. PRIA and additional legislation is planned for 2009 to strengthen the requirements.

Florida HB 755 –May 26, 1999

NADA/F opposed FL HB 755, which bans lawsuits in Florida against all manufacturers when aircraft is more than 20 years old. Family members literally pounded on the door to meet with then Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, but he refused to meet with family members. Jeb Bush said he was “troubled” by the midnight Amendment, but refused to meet with family members. See also: